The Political Economy of European Welfare Capitalism

A state-of-the-art assessment of welfare provision, policy and reform at national and at EU level which spans the whole of Europe - East, West and Central. Uniquely broad-ranging in scope, and covering the latest research findings and theoretical debates, it provides a genuinely comparative overview text for students of 21st century Europe.>

Sommario

Introduction
European Welfare Capitalism in Good Times and Bad
Varieties of European Welfare Capitalism
Globalization, Europeanization and the Welfare State
Competitiveness and the Welfare State
European Integration and Welfare Capitalism
Convergence and Divergence in European Welfare Trajectories
European Welfare Capitalism in Hard Times.

Info autore

Colin Hay is Professor of Political Analysis and Co-Director of the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: C. Hay, C. Wincott Hay, Colin Hay, Colin Wincott Hay, Daniel Wincott, Wincott Daniel
• Editore: Macmillan
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2012
• EAN: 9781403902245
• ISBN: 978-1-4039-0224-5
• Pagine: 280
• Serie: 21st Century Europe; 21st Century Europe
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; B, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Political Science and International Studies, Political Economy, International Political Economy, Welfare and benefit systems, International Political Economy’